Story Trekkers: PreK (ages 4-5)

Dates: June 2 – 6, 2025, 8:30 am – 1 pm (bring your own snack & lunch)

Let’s explore our world through stories! In addition to hearing and telling stories of all kinds, we’ll make art, sing, play, stretch, and tune in to nature to discover her stories too. Adventuring in small, counselor-led groups, we will explore the Garden and create our own stories as well, inspired by the plants and woodland creatures that call Boxerwood home. Max. 24 campers.

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Story Weavers: rising K – rising gr. 3 

Dates: June 9 – 13, 2025, 8:30 am – 1 pm (bring your own snack & lunch)

Roaming the woodland garden in small, counselor-led groups, we’ll uncover the secrets of Boxerwood through playful, embodied storytelling. Connecting with our hearts, with each other, and with the more-than-human world, we’ll then weave our own marvelous tales. Activities include hands-on nature, games, songs, art, snacks, and more. Max. 30 campers

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Bird World: ages 4 to rising gr. 3

Dates: August 4 – 8, 2025, 8:30 am – 1 pm (bring your own snack & lunch)

Get ready to fly into the world of birds! Through games, storytelling, observation, and art, we’ll discover what makes birds unique: their beaks, feet, feathers, wings, songs and more. Working in small, counselor-led groups we’ll explore and play and amaze ourselves with bird superpowers – we’ll build our own giant nest, too. Max. 30 campers

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Junior Counselor Program (rising gr. 4 through middle school)
Each summer Boxerwood invites applications from older youth who would like to lend a helping hand at camp. Junior Counselors are each paired with an adult counselor for their camp week. Their role is to assist the camp team with small tasks while modeling good camp behavior. 

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This program provides a perfect balance of supervision and autonomy, allowing your child to develop responsibility in a supportive outdoor setting. Many parents report seeing significant growth in their child's confidence and leadership after participating. 

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Junior Counselors are selected based on the strength of their applications in relation with camp needs. Positions are quite limited, though, and we anticipate there will be more excellent candidates than we can accept. Thank you for understanding. We appreciate your interest and ongoing support for all things Boxerwood. 

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The enrollment fee for the Junior Counselor program is $150 per camp session ($100 less than the regular camper rate), with financial need scholarships available. The deadline to apply is March 21, with decisions shared by March 31. Those accepted must be able to make a one week, M-F commitment, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. Junior Counselors must also attend an orientation session with Camp Director Caroline Coons prior to camp season, date TBD. 

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Junior Counselor positions available as follows:

• June 2 - 6 camp week:  4 positions, (rising gr. 4+)

• June 9 - 13 camp week: 5 positions, (rising gr. 5+)

• August 4 - 8 camp week: 5 positions, (rising gr. 4+)

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